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Divisions of the Gatekeepers

1 For the divisions° of the gatekeepers° [there were] of the Korahites°, IMeshelemiah° the son° of Kore°, of the sons° of IIAsaph°. 2 Meshelemiah° had sons°: Zechariah° the firstborn°, Jediael° the second°, Zebadiah° the third°, Jathniel° the fourth°, 3 Elam° the fifth°, Johanan° the sixth°, Eliehoenai° the seventh°. 4 aObed-edom° had sons°: Shemaiah° the firstborn°, Jehozabad° the second°, Joah° the third°, Sacar° the fourth°, Nethanel° the fifth°, 5 Ammiel° the sixth°, Issachar° the seventh° [and] Peullethai° the eighth°; God° had indeed° blessed° him. 6 Also to his son° Shemaiah° sons° were born° who ruled° over the house° of their father°, for they were mighty° men° of valor°. 7 The sons° of Shemaiah° [were] Othni°, Rephael°, Obed° and Elzabad°, whose brothers°, Elihu° and Semachiah°, were valiant° men°. 8 All° these° [were] of the sons° of Obed-edom°; they and their sons° and their Irelatives° [were] able° men° with strength° for the service°, 62°° from Obed-edom°. 9 Meshelemiah° had sons° and relatives°, 18°° valiant° men°. 10 Also aHosah°, [one] of the sons° of Merari° had sons°: Shimri° the first° (although° he was not the firstborn°, his father° made° him first°), 11 Hilkiah° the second°, Tebaliah° the third°, Zechariah° the fourth°; all° the sons° and relatives° of Hosah° [were] 13°°.

[1] IIn v 14, Shelemiah IIIn 9:19, Ebiasaph
[4] a2S 6:11; 1Ch 13:14
[8] ILit brothers, and so throughout the ch
[10] a1Ch 16:38

12 ¶ To these° divisions° of the gatekeepers°, the chief° men°, [were given] duties° like° their relatives° to minister° in the house° of the LORD°. 13 aThey cast° lots°, the small° and the great° alike, according to their fathers’° households°, for every° gate°. 14 The lot° to the east° fell° to IShelemiah°. Then they cast° lots° [for] his son° Zechariah°, a counselor° with insight°, and his lot° came° out to the north°. 15 For Obed-edom° [it fell] to the south°, and to his sons° went the storehouse°. 16 For Shuppim° and Hosah° [it was] to the west°, by the gate° of Shallecheth°, on the ascending° highway°. Guard° corresponded° to guard°. 17 On the east° there were six° Levites°, on the north° four° daily°, on the south° four° daily°, and at the storehouse° two° by two°. 18 At the IaParbar° on the west° [there were] four° at the highway° and two° at the Parbar°. 19 These° were the divisions° of the gatekeepers° of the sons° of Korah° and of the sons° of Merari°.

[13] a1Ch 24:5, 31; 25:8
[14] IIn 9:17, Shallum
[18] IPossibly court or colonnade a2K 23:11

Keepers of the Treasure

20IThe Levites°, their relatives°, IIhad acharge° of the treasures° of the house° of God° and of the treasures° of the dedicated° gifts°. 21 The sons° of Ladan°, the sons° of the Gershonites° belonging to Ladan°, [namely], the Jehielites°, [were] the heads° of the fathers’° [households], belonging to Ladan° the Gershonite°.

[20] ISo Gr; Heb As for the Levites, Ahijah had IILit were over a1Ch 26:22, 24, 26; 28:12; Ezr 2:69

22 ¶ The sons° of Jehieli°, Zetham° and Joel° his brother°, Ihad charge° of the treasures° of the house° of the LORD°. 23 As for the Amramites°, the Izharites°, the Hebronites° and the Uzzielites°, 24 Shebuel° the son° of Gershom°, the son° of Moses°, was officer° over° the treasures°. 25 His relatives° by Eliezer° [were] Rehabiah° his son°, Jeshaiah° his son°, Joram° his son°, Zichri° his son° and Shelomoth° his son°. 26 This° Shelomoth° and his relatives° Ihad charge° of all° the treasures° of the dedicated° gifts° awhich° King° David° and the heads° of the fathers’° [households], the commanders° of thousands° and hundreds°, and the commanders° of the army°, had dedicated°. 27 They dedicated° Ipart of the spoil° won in battles° to repair° the house° of the LORD°. 28 And all° that Samuel° the seer° had dedicated° and Saul° the son° of Kish°, Abner° the son° of Ner° and Joab° the son° of Zeruiah°, everyone° who had dedicated° [anything, all of this] was Iin the care° of IIShelomoth° and his relatives°.

[22] ILit were over
[26] ILit were over a2S 8:11
[27] IHeb from the battles and from the spoil
[28] ILit under the hand IIHeb Shelomith

Outside Duties

29 ¶ As for the Izharites°, Chenaniah° and his sons° awere [assigned] to outside° duties° for Israel°, as bofficers° and judges°. 30 As for the Hebronites°, aHashabiah° and his relatives°, 1,700°°° capable° men°, had charge of the affairs° of Israel° Iwest° of the Jordan°, for all° the work° of the LORD° and the service° of the king°. 31 As for the Hebronites°, aJerijah° the chief° I(these Hebronites° were investigated° according to their genealogies° and fathers’° [households], in the fortieth° year° of David’s° reign°, and men° of outstanding° capability° were found° among them at bJazer° of Gilead°) 32 and his relatives°, capable° men°, [were] 2,700°°° in number, heads° of fathers’° [households]. And King° David° made° them overseers° of the Reubenites°, the Gadites° and the half-tribe°° of the Manassites° aconcerning Iall° the affairs° of God° and of the king°.

[29] aNe 11:16 b1Ch 23:4
[30] ILit beyond the Jordan westward a1Ch 27:17
[31] IHeb according to the Hebronites...father’s households a1Ch 23:19 b1Ch 6:81
[32] ILit every matter of God and matter of the king a2Ch 19:11


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The divisions of the porters.

1 ¶ Concerning the divisionsº of the porters:º Of the Korhitesº [was] Meshelemiahº the sonº of Kore,º of² the sonsº of Asaph.º 2 And the sonsº of Meshelemiahº [were], Zechariahº the firstborn,º Jediaelº the second,º Zebadiahº the third,º Jathnielº the fourth,º 3 Elamº the fifth,º Jehohananº the sixth,º Elioenaiº the seventh.º 4 Moreover the sonsº of Obededomº [were], Shemaiahº the firstborn,º Jehozabadº the second,º Joahº the third,º and Sacarº the fourth,º and Nethaneelº the fifth,º 5 Ammielº the sixth,º Issacharº the seventh,º Peulthaiº the eighth:º for² Godº blessedºª him. 6 Also unto Shemaiahº his sonº were sonsº born,ºª that ruledº throughout the houseº of their father:º for² they² [were] mighty menº of valour.º 7 The sonsº of Shemaiah;º Othni,º and Rephael,º and Obed,º Elzabad,º whose brethrenº [were] strong¹ men,º² Elihu,º and Semachiah.º 8 All² these² of the sonsº² of Obededom:º they² and their sonsº and their brethren,º ableº menº for strengthº for the service,º [were] threescoreº and twoº of Obededom.º 9 And Meshelemiahº had sonsº and brethren,º strong¹ men,º² eighteen.ºº 10 Also Hosah,º of² the childrenº of Merari,º had sons;º Simriº the chief,º (for² [though] he was² not² the firstborn,º yet his fatherº madeºª him the chief;)º 11 Hilkiahº the second,º Tebaliahº the third,º Zechariahº the fourth:º all² the sonsº and brethrenº of Hosahº [were] thirteen.ºº 12 Among these² [were] the divisionsº of the porters,º [even] among the chiefº men,º [having] wardsº one against¹ another,º² to ministerºª in the houseº of the LORD.º

[1] Nu 26:9; 1Ch 6:37; 9:17, 19; 15:18, 23; 23:5; 26:14, 15, 16; 2Ch 23:19; Ps 44:1; 49:1.
[4] 1Ch 15:18, 21, 24; 16:5, 38.
[5] 1Ch 13:14; Ps 128:1.
[6] Jg 6:12; 2S 2:7; 1Ch 12:28; 26:8; 2Ch 26:17; Ne 11:14; 1Ti 6:12; 2Ti 2:3.
[8] Mt 25:15; 1Co 12:4; 2Co 3:6; 1P 4:11.
[9] 1Ch 26:1, 14.
[10] 1Ch 5:1; 16:38.
[12] 1Ch 25:8.

The gates assigned by lot.

13 ¶ And they castºª lots,º as well the smallº as the great,º according to the houseº of their fathers,º for every gate.º 14 And the lotº eastwardº fellºª to Shelemiah.º Then for Zechariahº his son,º a wiseº counsellor,ºª they castºª lots;º and his lotº came outºª northward.º 15 To Obededomº southward;º and to his sonsº the houseº of Asuppim.º 16 To Shuppimº and Hosahº [the lot came forth] westward,º with² the gateº Shallecheth,º by the causewayº of the going up,ºª wardº againstº ward.º 17 Eastwardº [were] sixº Levites,º northwardº fourº a day,º southwardº fourº a day,º and toward Asuppimº twoº [and] two.º 18 At Parbarº westward,º fourº at the causeway,º [and] twoº at Parbar.º 19 These² [are] the divisionsº of the portersº among the sonsº of Kore,º and among the sonsº of Merari.º

[13] 1Ch 24:31; 25:8.
[14] 1Ch 26:1, 2.
[15] 1Ch 26:17; 2Ch 25:24; Ne 12:25; Ec 12:11.
[16] 1K 10:5; 1Ch 25:8; 26:10, 12; 2Ch 9:4; Ne 12:24.
[17] 1Ch 9:24; 26:15; 2Ch 8:14.
[18] 2K 23:11; 1Ch 26:18.
[19] Nu 16:11.

The Levites that had charge of the treasures.

20 ¶ And of the Levites,º Ahijahº [was] over² the treasuresº of the houseº of God,º and over the treasuresº of the dedicated things.º 21 [As concerning] the sonsº of Laadan;º the sonsº of the Gershoniteº Laadan,º chiefº fathers,º [even] of Laadanº the Gershonite,º [were] Jehieli.º 22 The sonsº of Jehieli;º Zetham,º and Joelº his brother,º [which were] over² the treasuresº of the houseº of the LORD.º 23 Of the Amramites,º [and] the Izharites,º the Hebronites,º [and] the Uzzielites:º 24 And Shebuelº the sonº of Gershom,¹² the sonº of Moses,º [was] rulerº of² the treasures.º 25 And his brethrenº by Eliezer;º Rehabiahº his son,º and Jeshaiahº his son,º and Joramº his son,º and Zichriº his son,º and Shelomithº¹ª his son.º 26 Which² Shelomithº and his brethrenº [were] over² all² the treasuresº of the dedicated things,º which² Davidº the king,º and the chiefº fathers,º the captainsº over thousandsº and hundreds,º and the captainsº of the host,º had dedicated.ºª 27 Out of² the spoilsº won in² battlesº did they dedicateºª to maintainºª the houseº of the LORD.º 28 And all² that Samuelº the seer,¹ª² and Saulº the sonº of Kish,º and Abnerº the sonº of Ner,º and Joabº the sonº of Zeruiah,º had dedicated;ºª [and] whosoever² had dedicatedºª [any thing, it was] under² the handº of Shelomith,º and of his brethren.º

[20] 1K 7:51; 14:26; 15:18; 1Ch 9:26; 18:11; 22:3, 14; 26:22, 26; 28:12; 29:2; 2Ch 31:11; Mal 3:10.
[21] 1Ch 6:17; 23:7.
[22] 1Ch 23:8; 26:20; 29:8; Ne 10:38.
[23] Nu 3:19, 27; 1Ch 23:12.
[24] 1Ch 23:15; 24:20.
[25] Ex 18:4; 1Ch 23:15, 17, 18.
[26] Nu 31:30; 1Ch 18:11; 22:14; 29:2.
[27] Jsh 6:19; 2K 12:14; Ne 10:32.
[28] 1S 9:9; 14:47; 17:55; 2S 10:9.

Officers and judges.

29 ¶ Of the Izharites,º Chenaniahº and his sonsº [were] for the outwardº businessº over² Israel,º for officersºª and judges.ºª 30 [And] of the Hebronites,º Hashabiahº and his brethren,º men¹ of valour,º² a thousandº and sevenº hundred,º [were] officersº among² them of Israelº on this sideº² Jordanº westwardº in all² the businessº of the LORD,º and in the serviceº of the king.º 31 Among the Hebronitesº [was] Jerijahº the chief,º [even] among the Hebronites,º according to the generationsº of his fathers.º In the fortiethº yearº of the reignº of Davidº they were sought¹ª for,² and there were foundºª among them mighty menº of valourº at Jazerº of Gilead.º 32 And his brethren,º menº of valour,º [were] two thousandº and sevenº hundredº chiefº fathers,º whom kingº Davidº made rulersºª over² the Reubenites,º the Gadites,º and the halfº tribeº of Manasseh,º for every² matterº pertaining to God,º and affairsº of the king.º

[29] 1Ch 23:4, 12; 26:23; 2Ch 19:8; 34:13; Ne 11:16.
[30] 1Ch 23:12, 19; 26:6.
[31] Jsh 21:39; 1K 2:11; 1Ch 23:19; 29:27; Is 16:9.
[32] 1Ch 12:37; 15:12; 23:24; 24:31; 26:6; 2Ch 19:11.


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